Broadway’s Wicked will welcome two new witches to the stage this spring, with Lencia Kebede serving as the first Black actress to play Elphaba Thropp full-time. Kebede takes over the role from ...

Wicked,” playing at the Gershwin Theatre on W. 51st St., has its first full-time Black Elphaba on Broadway, a role played by Lencia Kebede.

Broadway musicals lost their appeal by the 1970s, with only intermittent success (usually owed to rock-related elements). That "Wicked" has managed this is a huge credit to all involved.